Hua Meixi's eyes widened as she said bitterly, "I just don't like him, that's all. I want to see just how stubbornly he'll cling to some so-called promise. Besides, he's no ordinary person—waiting a few days won't hurt him in the slightest."
She had deliberately left Sikong Jing waiting outside because she disliked how he was always helping Hua Lidian.
Especially when it came to passing a message to Mother—Hua Meixi simply could not stand it. She had already told him not to meddle in other people's business.
Hearing this, Yao Yulou gave a wry smile. "Meixi, waiting a few days indeed won't harm Brother Sikong, but he has a young girl with him who knows no martial arts. Her face has already turned blue from the cold."
At that, Hua Meixi froze and asked, "What young girl?"
The guards had not mentioned her in their report last night. Or rather, the moment the guards brought up Sikong Jing's name, Hua Meixi thought of him delivering a message for Hua Lidian and immediately threw them out.
She then ordered that Sikong Jing be made to wait outside first. As for any young girl, she knew absolutely nothing.
Blinking, Yao Yulou replied, "I'm not sure either, but she seems quite bedraggled. Steward Yan said the girl keeps crying, as if she had been bullied. She should be someone Brother Sikong found somewhere..."
Before he could finish, Hua Meixi cut him off, her face turning livid.
"That damned bastard! He's been in Chaos-Shaking City for less than two days, and he's already fooling around with some young girl who can't even fight!"
"Just as I thought—he's birds of a feather with Hua Lidian."
"No, I'm going to find him right now. I'm going to teach him a vicious lesson."
With that, Hua